In 2019, 2,144 white state prison inmates died in the United States. A further 1,174 Black or African American inmates died in that same year. In total, 3,853 United States state prison inmates died in 2019.
Number of state prisoner fatalities in the United States in 2019, by race or Hispanic origin
Characteristic
Number of fatalities
White
2,144
Black/African American
1,174
Hispanic/Latino
419
American Indian/Alaska Native
44
Asian/Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander/two or more races
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 1, 2021). Number of state prisoner fatalities in the United States in 2019, by race or Hispanic origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/220990/number-of-us-state-prisoner-fatalities-by-race-or-hispanic-origin/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of state prisoner fatalities in the United States in 2019, by race or Hispanic origin." Chart. December 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220990/number-of-us-state-prisoner-fatalities-by-race-or-hispanic-origin/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2021). Number of state prisoner fatalities in the United States in 2019, by race or Hispanic origin. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220990/number-of-us-state-prisoner-fatalities-by-race-or-hispanic-origin/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of State Prisoner Fatalities in The United States in 2019, by Race or Hispanic Origin." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/220990/number-of-us-state-prisoner-fatalities-by-race-or-hispanic-origin/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Number of state prisoner fatalities in the United States in 2019, by race or Hispanic origin Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/220990/number-of-us-state-prisoner-fatalities-by-race-or-hispanic-origin/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of state prisoner fatalities in the United States in 2019, by race or Hispanic origin [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/220990/number-of-us-state-prisoner-fatalities-by-race-or-hispanic-origin/
